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WAR 1971
Discussion in 'Military History' started by LETHALFORCE, Mar 8, 2009.
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MiG-21 FL Type 77 -C 779- seen at Kalaikunda in 1997. This was the same aircraft flown by Wg Cdr Bishnoi of No.28 Squadron "First Supersonics" which struck Governor's house in Dacca during the 1971 Liberation War. The Governor was shocked and resigned and fled to seek UN security.
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The Unsung Tale of Indian Army's 'Cartoos Sahib' Who Chopped Off His Own Leg During Battle!
We salute "Cartoos Sahib,' whose fearlessness and commitment to duty is not just legendary but also unparalleled in the history of the Indian armed forces.
by Lekshmi Priya S
Several extraordinary war tales have undoubtedly emerged from the battle of Sylhet; from both the Indian and Bangladeshi fronts. However, nothing will come close to the bravado of Major General Ian Cardozo, who amputated his own leg after stepping on a landmine.
The year was 1971 and India was waging war with Pakistan to help expedite the liberation of Bangladesh. While his battalion, the 4/5 Gorkha Rifles was deployed in what was then East Pakistan, Major General Cardozo (who was a Major at that time) was enrolled in a course at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, Tamil Nadu.
Following the death of the officer who was the second-in-command of the battalion, an immediate replacement was to be found, and the concerned officials zeroed in on Major Cardozo. His posting was cancelled, and he was ordered to leave immediately.
His timely arrival was of immense help to the battalion, which was severely short on manpower. Through a swift military offensive that lasted only 13 days, India successfully defeated Pakistan and liberated Bangladesh.
It was during this time that the Major earned the nickname 'Cartoos Sahib,' as the soldiers in his battalion couldn't pronounce his name!
Cardozo in his heydays. Source: Facebook.
This was also the war that witnessed Indian Army's first-ever heliborne operation. In fact, the battalion of only 480 men charted history when they accepted the surrender of about 1,500 men that included three Brigadiers, a full Colonel, 107 officers, 219 Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO), and 7,000 troops from the Pakistan Army!
After the fall of Dhaka, when the Indian Army was rounding up the prisoners of war (POWs), Major Cardozo, who had gone to help the BSF commander in charge of the count, met with an accident that would change his life forever—he stepped on a landmine, and lost most of his leg in the resulting blast.
A part of his leg which had remained attached to his body, could not be amputated surgically because due to the extensive war wreckage, no form of medical anaesthesia or surgical equipment was available.
There was no time to waste, so he asked the doctor on duty to cut off the leg. Due to the lack of equipment, the doctor refused to perform the task, which prompted the Major to order his sahayak (orderly) to amputate his leg with his own khukri.
When he too refused, Cardozo cut it off himself and dispassionately said, "Now go and bury it."
An old image of Cardozo. Source: Facebook.
It was Major Mohammad Basheer, a captured Pakistani Army Surgeon, who operated on Cardozo.
This incident would have meant the end of field duty for any other officer, but Major Cardozo was not going to be demoted to staff duty, and allow the impairment take control of his life. He valiantly fought for the commander's position and even surpassed the 'two-legged' officers during the intense physical fitness examination.
History was created when he went to become the first war-disabled Army officer to command not just a battalion but also a brigade. For the uninitiated, a brigade in the army is typically composed of three to six battalions plus supporting elements.
And it wasn't a cakewalk. Despite acing the fitness test, the medical officers didn't clear Major Cardozo, so he took his case to General Tapishwar Raina, the then Chief of Army Staff. Impressed by Cardozo's resilience, the General asked him to accompany him to Ladakh.
Upon observing that Major Cardozo could easily walk through the sturdy mountains with the snow hardly affecting him, the General personally recommended that the Major command a battalion. The incident repeated itself when Major Cardozo motioned for the brigade commander's position, and emerged victorious once again. He reasoned that if he was capable of commanding a battalion, so should he be capable of commanding a brigade.
Thanks to Major General Cardozo, three other army officers later went to become army commanders. In fact, one of the officers, who was a double amputee, went on to become the Vice Chief.
Cartoos Sahib. Source: WTPI The View.
After retirement, Major General Cardozo served as the Chairman of Rehabilitation Council of India from 2005 to 2011. A recipient of military decorations like the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and the Sena Medal (SM), the 81-year-old currently resides in New Delhi with his wife, Priscilla and has three sons.
We salute "Cartoos Sahib,' the 1971 war veteran, whose fearlessness and commitment to duty is not just legendary but also unparalleled in the history of the Indian armed forces.
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A RED MOTORCYCLE AND A COUNTRY
by major gaurav arya
General Sam Manekshaw paced up and down his office, his furrowed brow almost touching the center of his forehead. His lean frame was ramrod straight, his gait long and striding, typical of infantrymen who spend their lifetime walking over harsh terrain. He knew that his army was plunging headlong into war. It was only a matter of time.
It had all started a year back in 1970, when Pakistan refused to accept its own election results. The Awami League had won 167 out of 169 seats in East Pakistan, making it the largest party in the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament). Its leader Sheikh Mujibur Rehman staked his claim to form the government. The claim was made, as per procedure, in the presence of the President of Pakistan, General Yahya Khan. Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto refused to give up power to a Bengali.
Tempers in East Pakistan were frayed. On 1 March 1971, Yahya Khan refused to convene the National Assembly. Local Bengalis ran amok, killing Bihari settlers, who were loyal to West Pakistan. In Chittagong alone, 300 Biharis were murdered. The Government of Pakistan used these killings to justify deployment of the Pakistan Army, which was, and remains to date, an overwhelmingly Punjabi and Pashtun army.
Things were spiraling out of control and to get a grip on the situation, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight on 21 March. The aim of the operation was simple – locate, engage and eliminate all "troublemakers".
The Indian Cabinet wasn't making things any easier for the Indian Army. With hundreds of thousands of East Pakistani refugees streaming into India every month, the strain on India's fledgling economy was beginning to show. Tempers were frayed and Indira Gandhi demanded immediate action.
It was in April 1971 that Gen. Sam Manekshaw; Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army told Prime Minister Indira Gandhi that it was tactically not feasible to attack. The monsoons would arrive anytime now and that would make movement extremely tough. The Indian Army was not immediately ready for a task of such magnitude. It would need time. And when it was ready, they would deliver. If this were not acceptable to the Prime Minister, the General would be pleased to resign.
Indira Gandhi refused to accept Manekshaw's resignation. She gave him a free hand to choose the time and place of the attack.
What was it that the Prime Minister exactly wanted, Manekshaw asked?
Indira Gandhi said that she wanted Pakistan cut into half and a new country called Bangladesh created. Manekshaw said that he would deliver Bangladesh, but how he did it was up to him.
Gen. Manekshaw was affectionately called Sam Bahadur by the Gurkha troops he had spent a lifetime commanding. A Parsee who had served with Gurkhas; well, Mrs. Gandhi had one headstrong general to deal with. There are stories of conversations between Sam Manekshaw and Indira Gandhi, most of them hilarious. They shared tremendous mutual respect.
Across the border in Pakistan, the government and the army were building up war hysteria. In Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad it was common to see cars with "CRUSH INDIA" stickers. And Pakistan Radio started playing patriotic songs of Madam Noor Jehan. Whenever Pakistan Radio plays patriotic songs of Madam Noor Jehan, it means either of the two; war or coup.
The generals at GHQ Rawalpindi were worried. Something had to be done to arrest East Pakistan's slide into chaos. It never occurred to them to talk to the Bengalis. They did what they had always done. They sent a general to do a politicians job. And then they committed an even more grievous mistake; they sent General Tikka Khan, the Butcher of Baluchistan.
On the night intervening 25-26 March 1971, Tikka Khan declared war on the sleeping and hapless Bengali population of East Pakistan. He let loose a reign of terror. Kill-and-dump operations, mass rapes by Pakistan Army soldiers, bayoneting of pregnant women, disappearances and torture chambers were tools of Tikka Khan's trade.
The Butcher of Baluchistan became The Butcher of Bengal.
On 26 March 1971, Major Zia-ur Rehman, an influential Bengali major in the Pakistan Army declared Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan. He did so on behalf on Sheikh Mujibur Rehman. On 27 March 1971, Indira Gandhi declared India's support for the freedom movement of Bangladesh.
On 17 April 1971, the Bangladesh Government in Exile made a Proclamation of Independence at Village Baidyanathtola of District Meherpur (East Pakistan). A provisional government was set up under Tajuddin Ahmad. As word spread, Pakistan Army's atrocities went into overdrive. There was no time or energy to bury all the dead separately. So, the Pakistan Army got Bengali labor to start digging mass graves.
More than 10 million East Pakistanis had come into India and were housed in refugee camps in Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Bihar and Meghalaya. These camps were home to intelligent youth who were motivated by Bengali nationalism. They became breeding grounds of rabid discontent against Pakistan and its army.
These refugee camps has interesting visitors; Indian Bengali speaking civilians who would talk for hours on end to these youth, always watching and evaluating. These Indians would speak about armed struggle and Bengali nationalism.
Those were heady days. The youth who believed in violent struggle became part of the Mukti Bahini. Unknown to them, the soft-spoken Bengali Indian visitors were watching every move. Initially, the young men did not know who the Indians were. They would later find out that these men were field operatives of an innocuously named Indian organization called the Research and Analysis Wing.
Much before the Indian Army entered Pakistan to cleave it into half, RAW had already launched covert operations on East Pakistan's soil.
The Mukti Bahini comprised of Bengalis who had deserted from the Pakistan Army, elements of the paramilitary forces, police and civilians. It was a guerrilla outfit that attacked, harassed and cut of lines of communication and supply of the Pakistan Army in East Pakistan.
The monsoons were upon the subcontinent. Manekshaw worked like a man possessed, getting manpower, material and equipment in place. He travelled to various formations personally supervising preparations for war. The pace was feverish.
Pakistan was watching closely. On 23 November 1971, Pakistan blinked. President Gen. Yahya Khan declared a state of emergency and asked his people to prepare for war with India.
On the eve of 3 December 1971 at about 5:40 pm, Pakistan Air Force launched Operation Changez Khan. 50 fighter jets were used to target 11 locations across North Western India, including Agra. That evening Prime Minister Indira Gandhi addressed the nation. She said that Pakistan had attacked without provocation and retaliation was only to be expected.
India was now officially at war with Pakistan. That very night, the Indian Air Force responded by launching Operation Cactus Lily. It started aggressive operations inside Pakistani territory. In the morning, the IAF moved into top gear.
While the Indian Air Force was flying sorties day and night into Pakistan, the RAW operatives inside Pakistan were getting the Bengali maintenance technicians of the Pakistan Air Force to defect. The IAF flew over 4000 sorties between 3 and 16 December 1971 in West Pakistan. The PAF could not keep up. The number of sorties flown by PAF decreased day by day. There was simply very little staff to maintain the aircrafts. RAW had delivered.
General Sam Manekshaw was now ready. He had planned every move and counter move in the minutest detail. He had all the men, material and training that he wanted for a successful operation against the enemy. He gave the orders.
The Indian Army invaded Pakistan.
Simultaneously, the Indian Navy launched Operation Trident. On the night of 4 and 5 December, it attacked the Karachi harbor using missile boats. Pakistani destroyer PNS Khyber and minesweeper PNS Muhafiz were sunk, and PNS Shah Jahan was irreparably damaged.
The Indian Navy did not lose momentum. On the night of 8 and 9 December, they launched Operation Python. The entire fuel reserves of the Pakistan Navy at Karachi were blown up. Indian Navy also sank 3 merchant ships off Karachi Harbor.
In the Eastern Theater, the Indian Navy deployed its aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. Vikrant launched air strikes deep inside East Pakistan. It also enforced a naval blockade of East Pakistan, rendering the enemy navy ineffective. Pakistan sent its submarine PNS Ghazi to attack Indian ships, but it sank under unexplained and mysterious circumstances off the coast of Vishakhapatnam.
On 9 December the Indian Navy suffered its biggest loss when Pakistani Navy submarine PNS Hangor sank Indian Navy's frigate INS Khukri. 18 Officers and 176 sailors embraced martyrdom. While the ship was burning and sinking and evacuation was underway, Navy Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla who was commanding INS Khukri gave his own lifejacket to a junior officer, asking him to escape.
There is a tradition in the Indian Navy that the Captain does not abandon his ship, come what may. Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla, in the highest traditions of the Indian Navy, sank with his burning ship. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, for courage beyond the call of duty.
By 12-13 December 1971, much of Pakistan's Navy was on paper. And its Air Force was on ground.
The Indian Air Force flew 1978 sorties in the East and about 4000 sorties in West Pakistan.
The Pakistan Army attacked at various locations on the Western front. The Indian Army responded and pushed deep inside Pakistan, capturing some 15,000 square kilometers of territory in Sindh and Pakistani Punjab. The Government of India later returned this captured territory to Pakistan, after the war.
In the Eastern sector, the Indian Army's successes were stunning. Rather than replicate the "set piece" movements of 1965, the 1971 war was one that was reminiscent of the German 'Blitzkrieg' attacks. Nine Infantry Divisions were employed in a three-pronged attack, supported by armor, artillery and close air support. The Indian Army did not stop until it had entered Dhaka.
Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora employed classic fast moving Blitzkrieg techniques, choosing weak enemy defenses and bypassing held positions. The pace of attack was blistering. While Lt. Gen. Aurora was attacking, the Indian Air Force wiped out the remaining fighter aircraft, achieving absolute air superiority. The Dhaka airfield was no longer an operational airfield. It was just a plot of land.
So ferocious was the assault by Lt. Gen. Aurora, and such was the masterful planning by General Sam Manekshaw, that in less than two weeks, Pakistan was brought to its knees.
On 16 December, Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora and Lt. Gen. AAK Niazi, Commander of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan met at the Ramna Race Course Ground in Dhaka. AAK Niazi formally signed the Instrument of Surrender at 4:31 pm. 92,000 Pakistani soldiers, policemen and paramilitary staff including civilians surrendered to the Indian Army. Bangladesh was created.
Pakistan's landmass and population was reduced to half. Its international reputation was reduced to zero. Pakistan's humiliation was complete.
Sam Manekshaw was a legend. If anyone was responsible for the complete victory of the Indian Army in 1971, it was he. There are stories about Sam Manekshaw, but none more humorous than this.
Before partition of India, Manekshaw and Yahya Khan (President of Pakistan during 1971 war) were friends and on the staff of Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck. Sam Manekshaw owned a red James motorcycle, which Yahya had an eye on. He offered to buy the motorcycle for Rs. 1000. Manekshaw agreed to sell the motorcycle. Partition happened and Yahya took the motorcycle to Pakistan, never paying the thousand rupees he owned to Sam Manekshaw.
After the Instrument of Surrender was signed on 16 December 1971, Gen. Sam Manekshaw was heard saying, "Yahya never paid me the Rs. 1,000 for my motorbike, but now he has paid with half his country."
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Disclaimer: There was a lot more to the 1971 war than what I have written here. The US, USSR, China, Jordan etc were actively involved. Richard Nixon and Harry Kissinger did their best to support Pakistan. USSR supported India throughout. Sam Manekshaw deliberately attacked Pakistan in December 1971, when all the passes on the Chinese border were closed. Indian Army's mountains divisions faced China, at top alert. China backed off, refusing to help its best friend, Pakistan. But all this is too vast and needs another article. Maybe, at a later date.
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No mention of the architect of the surrender in Dhaka or the race to Dhaka? Gen JFR Jacob.
Kalki_2018, Dec 16, 2018
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I have posted it before too, I am posting it again .
It's a great tale and last time I wasn't able to download it ,this time I have downloaded it.
https://epicon.epicchannel.com/documentaries/killer-squadron-1/killer-squadron
Amazing story of one of the most daring naval operation in world, during 1971 war at the heart of which was a killer boat squadron of Indian navy bought from soviet union.
Don't seek the video right or left otherwise it will ask to log in, just let it play whole.
You can download the video with idm if you want.

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The simple solutions to leveling your trailer side to side, and backing into just the right spot really depend on having a spotter outside the car. Not having that separate set of eyes on my solo trip I chose some solutions that are a little more complex.
Level and Chocked – A simple solution to leveling your unit side to side is a set of blocks under one wheel. Lay them out, back up onto them, and there you go. You can do this solo, it just means getting out and taking a look a couple of times, and maybe pulling forward and back more than once. I'm sure with practice this would become more efficient. But I ended up with a solution that you use after you park. This device slides under the tire and jacks it up, serving as a wheel chock at the same time. Yes, it is big and cumbersome, but it also gives a lot of fine control that you don't get with blocks. I found that I could tolerate a little side to side slope, especially when I wasn't bothering to unhook for the night. But when I ended up somewhere with a big slope, or for a couple days, it made cooking and other such tasks much easier with things all level.
Looking back – I really wanted to be able to see what was right behind my trailer, so I could back up with confidence. The Jeep's radio got replaced with a head unit that accepts multiple video inputs, and I had a camera mounted on the rear of the trailer by the license plate. This was so sweet pulling in late at night in pouring rain. I was able to back into a small site in one or two passes without ever getting out of the car. Really a perfect solution for this problem. I do wish the camera wasn't so wide angle sometimes. I would be nice to use it like a rear view mirror when on the freeway. But cars have to get pretty close before they show up as more than a couple of pixels. On the other hand, wide angle is great for the primary purpose of backing into place.
Thanks again Frank, love to read your clever solutions.


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The Blobfish: 5 Facts About the Ocean's Ugliest Mug
Photo: Smithsonian Magazine
In the aquatic world, there are a lot of stunning-looking creatures, like the mandarinfish, the rainbow parrot fish, and the clownfish. If those are the Cinderellas of the sea, there are plenty of ugly stepsisters to choose from. But none have a reputation for being quite as ugly as the blobfish.
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Photo via Reddit
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They Don't have Bones or Much Muscle Mass
Their bodies don't really need bones, because the crushing pressure of the depths give them all the support they need. And they don't need much muscle either. For survival, the blobfish basically hangs out right above the ocean floor, moving its mouth to catch its food. Its diet consists mainly of mollusks and crabs that happen to cross its path.
We Don't Know Everything About Them
Because they live so deep in the water, we haven't been able to learn too much about them. Their lifespan and reproductive habits are unknown to us.
Although we don't know much about their current numbers, some scientists worry that they are in danger of extinction. We don't know all the locations blobfish may live – we can chalk that up as another one of the mysteries of the deep, but we know for certain they are found near Tasmania, Australia, and New Zealand.
They Are Riding a Wave of Popularity
Being this ugly has its perks. The blobfish has become one of the most instantly recognizable deep-sea creatures out there. You can find it on t-shirts, memes, and even featured in songs.
We Are Their Biggest Threat
Photo Credit: Wonderopolis
That deep under the water, the blobfish are safe from predators – at least as far as we know. Most of the threat to their population comes from humans. And although many of them die as a result of the trawling nets, we don't eat them. That's partly due to the texture of the fish as it surfaces, but also because blobfish don't have much flavor.
We don't know all the locations blobfish may live – we can chalk that up as another one of the mysteries of the deep, but we know for certain they are found near Tasmania, Australia, and New Zealand.
Who knows where else they might be? That's just one of the tantalizing mysteries about this amazing creature.
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GoDaddy has acquired ManageWP, the popular website management service. The terms have not been officially disclosed, but it's my understanding that the deal is structured based on a post-earn-out valuation that could change depending on performance. The deal closed on September 1st. GoDaddy declined to comment on the specifics of the financials.
ManageWP was founded in 2011, officially launched in January 2012, and has more than a quarter million websites on their service. Their team of nearly 30 people is headquartered in Serbia, but is capable for remote operations, and the entire team will join GoDaddy. Up to this point, ManageWP was fully self-funded. The company was founded my Vladimir Prelovac, who is coincidentally moving to the US, and will now work from GoDaddy's Sunnyvale office; the company CEO is Ivan Bjelajac.
Speaking to Vladimir, he says the discussions with GoDaddy began several months ago, when they were seeking a potential partnership. The relationship grew from there and transitioned to potential acquisition talks. "We met with their team, and it really blew my mind; the product team, engineering, and leadership really have a fantastic vision." They loved the thought of being able to put ManageWP — a product they strongly believe in — into the hands of millions of people.
Vladimir says that Orion, their recent rebuild of the product, went very well, and they have been profitable since inception. Their 2015 revenue was more than $1 million, and they anticipated new revenue growth with the launch of Orion — prior to the acquisition closing.
A complete redesign and rebuild of the product — which they've named Orion — was completed and launched on July 12th. The new product included an all new pricing scheme, in addition to the new interface. The new pricing is geared toward power users managing dozens or hundreds of websites, costs $150 per month for between 25 and 100 websites, and additional bundles of 100 sites are $150 each.
People with fewer sites can pay $6 per site per month. The new pricing is confusing, as I covered in more depth in my post about the relaunch, but is cheaper than their previous plans unless a customer has between 5 and 50 websites, or more than 200 websites.
However, the pricing may not be a significant factor under the management of GoDaddy. They very well may choose to make most features of ManageWP free for GoDaddy customers.
GoDaddy will surely benefit from the technology ManageWP has spent so much time and energy crafting. What will be more interesting is to see specifically how they integrate it with their GoDaddy Pro program and WordPress hosting plans.
The ManageWP SaaS as it currently exists will be a standalone offering, but GoDaddy will also integrate it into their Pro platform — an all-in-one dashboard for web developers — which is possible because of the way ManageWP was created, with its extensive backend API.
Jeff King, GoDaddy's Vice President of Hosting, told me, "ManageWP is incredibly well respected," and that they do not want to mess with how strong of a brand it is, and will keep it as a standalone app that anyone can use.
They would like to integrate some of the "fantastic" features ManageWP has developed, into, "something that is incredibly useful for [GoDaddy] Pros." They also know that their customers have clients that work on other hosts, and they want to integrate the new features they are working on with many hosting platforms.
They expect to start rolling out ManageWP features within the GoDaddy Pro dashboard in the next couple of months, and hope to have a more complete demo ready for WordCamp US in December.
Current GoDaddy WordPress hosting plans range from $3.99 to $13.99 per month — both are very low prices within the industry, considering what they offer.
GoDaddy hosting has had a bad reputation for a long time, but they have spent tens of millions of dollars on their managed infrastructure and tooling — not to mention efforts to revitalize their brand more generally. Reputable hosting analysis I've seen for the last couple of years consistently conclude that GoDaddy's managed service is a good, "bang for your buck," considering the very low prices.
Speaking with various members of GoDaddy's team, I know that their aims for the future are to build out tools for improved customer experiences, and they feel like they are in the best place they've ever been from a hardware and hosting stack technology standpoint.
They are also putting the finishing touches on an entirely new onboarding experience for WordPress hosting customers who sign up with GoDaddy, to be able to cater websites configured for specific niches based on what the customer tells them they intend to do with the website. Depending on the answers from a new customer, they will pre-install plugins and themes to suit those needs, which could in the future co-align with their plugin partner program, but also includes other plugin and service partnerships, like the deal they have made with the page building plugin Beaver Builder.
This acquisition will offer tremendous exposure for ManageWP, to the more than 14 million GoDaddy customers. WordPress is a huge focus area for GoDaddy, considering its dominance in the CMS landscape, and 25% marketshare of the web generally; the most common thing a new GoDaddy hosting customer will do is to install WordPress, so they have a particularly vested interest in trying to make the experience of running and managing WordPress websites a positive one.
Update: ManageWP and GoDaddy have both made official announcements now. Of note in the ManageWP one, they do confirm that, "GoDaddy is looking to bolster their WordPress hosting with our features, like backups, staging, migration and more," and some of those features will indeed make their way to the GoDaddy platform. Also, they say that 8% of ManageWP customers were on GoDaddy.
This is huge! The merger/integration of Godaddy & ManageWP will be interesting to see. I don't feel the rollout of ManageWP features in Godaddy or a December demo would be possible to see soon. 3 months for something like this seems like a short period.
Yet their managed WordPress hosting package still doesn't use PHP 5.6 or greater.
I'm an affiliate of ManageWP. I wonder how this will effect the affiliate marketers.
I moved away from GD years ago and hosting in the cloud at a better host.
A lot of people I know really hate GoDaddy. I'm curious how they'll react to this when they find out.
But as far as selling goes, congrats to Vladimir! Really nice.
I'm surprised to see this. I hope Vladamir has done very well from the acquisition. He is a nice person and deserves to do well.
Whoow big news. Curious to see the future changes as a customer.
I'm a GoDaddy Hosting reseller and I admit that they've had a bad reputation, I sincerely hope that this acquisition will bode well for their customers.
Thanks for your post. My response was a bit too big to fit in a comment, so I ended up writing a 1500+ words post about it.
🔥 Dealing with GoDaddy ManageWP Acquisition & #WPDrama?
I hope things go as planned! Congrats, both ManageWP and GoDaddy!
Thanks for writing this, Brian and Ahmad.
I read through the disappointed comments on AWP with my eyes wide open. I mean, I can get people trying to predict/guess what will be the affect of such an acquisition on ManageWP, but I find it strange that people are so emotional about it that they won't even give it the slimmest chance of working out. Pessimism at its best.
I wish both companies that the pessimists will be the ones to miss out on an even better ManageWP.
This is a massive mark for the team! Congrats 100% to the ManageWP team. I've been hearing lots about Orion and this post has pricked my ears to do my own research on the revamp! Super stoked and thanks for the post!
Now Godaddy just needs to simplify their hosting / domain management control panels and stop trying to constantly up-sell me. That would be great.
I think they specifically mentioned, that's not going to happen!
I was once a GoDaddy hosting reseller and had nothing but complaints from my customers. In my opinion, GoDaddy has two things to fix. First, they need to up the technology/versions used for PHP and MySQL. Second, they need to improve their support. Waiting 30 minutes to talk with someone that ultimately can't solve your issue is an extreme pain and burden on business owners.
I'm a ManageWP customer and I'm extremely disappointed as it sounds like the incentive is going to be have your stuff hosted at GD. It doesn't make good business sense for me to put my clients websites on overcrowded servers with outdated technology.
I'll be curious to see if their "integrations" will go for VPS too as shared hosting at GD is out of the question for me.
I agree, I'm quite disappointed with this news, especially since I've had nothing but trouble with GD and their overcrowded servers. They even stole one of my domain names, refusing to release it to another domain company and making me pay twice for it!
I had such high hopes for Orion and transitioned everything there last week. Now I'll be moving somewhere else..
I have to admit it was a surprising move but I guess that will improve support from godaddy site as well and will power manageWP to expand it's services.
Wow! This is quite amazing i would say! Congrats ManageWP!
Managewp is a great service for managing multiple websites, I imagine it's another way for Godaddy to offer a complete service. A service that is self fulfilled. I.e godaddy doesn't have to deal with many queries and problems, instead people can manage their own websites and learn how and what they have to do through Managewp.
it is a good news. Godaddy can further empower them by this takeover.
Well I love it. Converted my GoDaddy site to WordPress Sept 9.


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Open Logic Project
Richard Zach, University of Calgary
Andrew Arana, University of Paris
Jeremy Avigad, Carnegie Mellon University
Walter Dean, University of Warwick
Gillian Russell, University of North Carolina
Nicole Wyatt, University of Calgary
Audrey Yap, University of Victoria
Publisher: Open Logic Text
Reviewed by Tracy Lupher, Associate Professor, James Madison University on 3/27/18
The text covers formal meta-logic and formal methods at an intermediate level. Given that starting point, this text covers just about any topic you want to cover including model theory, computability, Turing machines, incompleteness results,... read more
The text covers formal meta-logic and formal methods at an intermediate level. Given that starting point, this text covers just about any topic you want to cover including model theory, computability, Turing machines, incompleteness results, second-order logic, modal logic, intuitionistic logic, naive set theory, and many other topics.
I haven't found any bias in the text.
The text is up-to-date and should be easy to update.
While the text is quite technical in places, the concepts are explained quite well. Students might benefit from some more examples in places, though the authors have already highlighted sections that can benefit from additional examples.
The text does a good job of using consistent notation throughout.
The project lists different logic courses and the book that was compiled from chapters of the main text.
As befitting a book on logic, the topics are presented in a clear, logical manner.
I have not encountered any interface issues.
I have not found any grammar errors.
I did not find any examples that were culturally insensitive.
I hope this text continues to expand and cover other topics such as many-valued logics, relevance logics, and perhaps Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory.
I Naıve Set Theory
II Propositional Logic
III First-order Logic
IV Model Theory
V Computability
VI Turing Machines
VII Incompleteness
VIII Second-order Logic
IX The Lambda Calculus
X Many-valued Logic
XI Normal Modal Logics
XII Intuitionistic Logic
XIII Counterfactuals
XIV Set Theory
XV Methods
XVI History
The Open Logic Text is an open-source, collaborative textbook of formal meta-logic and formal methods, starting at an intermediate level (i.e., after an introductory formal logic course). Though aimed at a non-mathematical audience (in particular, students of philosophy and computer science), it is rigorous.
The Open Logic Text is a collaborative project and is under active development. Coverage of some topics currently included may not yet be complete, and many sections still require substantial revision. We plan to expand the text to cover more topics in the future. We also plan to add features to the text, such as a glossary, a list of further reading, historical notes, pictures, better explanations, sections explaining the relevance of results to philosophy, computer science, and mathematics, and more problems and examples. If you find an error, or have a suggestion, please let the project team know.
The project operates in the spirit of open source. Not only is the text freely available, we provide the LaTeX source under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which gives anyone the right to download, use, modify, re-arrange, convert, and re-distribute our work, as long as they give appropriate credit.
Richard Zach is a logician working at the University of Calgary (Canada) where he is Professor of Philosophy. He works on the history of logic, the philosophy of logic and mathematics, and mathematical logic. He has recently used the Open Logic Text in a course on Intermediate Logic at McGill University.
Andrew Arana is a logician working at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France) where he is maître de conférences (associate professor) of philosophy. He works on the history and philosophy of mathematics and logic. At Paris 1 his logic teaching includes model theory, philosophy of logic, and elementary logic. In his previous appointment as Associate Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at other institutions he has taught logic at many different levels as well. He looks forward to using this text in logic courses this academic year.
Jeremy Avigad is a logician at Carnegie Mellon University, where he is Professor of Philosophy and Mathematical Sciences. He works in mathematical logic, history and philosophy of mathematics, and formal verification. At Carnegie Mellon, he teaches logic to students in mathematics, computer science, and philosophy, from undergraduate freshmen to advanced graduate students. Sections on computability and incompleteness are based on his notes.
Walter Dean is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick (UK). He works in philosophy of mathematics, mathematical and philosophical logic, theoretical computer science, and the philosophy and history of computation. He regularly teaches intermediate and advanced undergraduate logic.
Gillian Russell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She writes on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of logic, and often teaches advanced logic courses to philosophers.
Nicole Wyatt is a philosopher working at the University of Calgary, where she is also Head of the Department of Philosophy. She works on the philosophy of logic and language, as well as the history of computational theory. She regularly teaches Logic II, as well as Philosophy of Logic, at Calgary. She has used the Open Logic Text twice in Logic II, and contributed material to the sections on first-order logic and Turing computability.
Audrey Yap is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria (Canada). She works in epistemic logic, history and philosophy of mathematics, and more recently in feminist epistemology. She teaches logic from the intro level onward.


After experiencing the natural phenomenon of a "Bio Bay" in St. Croix and learning of a plan that would permanently affect the area, Eclipse Marketing Services president Margaret Boller and her team launched the website SaveSaltRiverBay.com to help inform the public about the current plans regarding the future of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve and also motivate people to take action.
We caught up with Eclipse creative director Barbara Johnston to learn more about the creative process behind the educational website and why Eclipse decided to donate their time and expertise to the cause.
Tell me about Eclipse Marketing Services and how your firm helps its clients.
Eclipse Marketing Services, Inc., is a certified woman-owned business that believes in the power of imagination and education…and what this incredible combination can do for its clients! With over 40 creative and marketing awards in the last 5 years alone for results-driven marketing initiatives in the general and Hispanic markets, our passion and creativity is reflected in our company creed: "Innovate. Educate. Motivate. It's in our DNA." The Save Salt River Bay (SSRB) website is a testament to this credo.
Share the story behind the beginning of the Save Salt River Bay website. How did Eclipse hear about the situation, and why did Eclipse decide to get involved?
She learned about the proposed Marine Research and Education Center (MREC) project being developed by a consortium of universities, the National Park Service and others, which, if built on the current designated site, could adversely affect this Bio Bay. A big area of concern was the lack of public awareness and involvement in the decisions affecting this wonderful national park. There was a small group of residents who were trying to appeal to the MREC partners to review other viable alternative sites which could still accomplish the marine research, stimulate the economy of the island, and preserve the park and all of its treasures…but their voices were going unheard.
There are many areas of concern with this development – the project is slated to be built on Salt River Bay National Historical and Ecological Preserve – a park full of history (the only documented landing of Christopher Columbus and the skirmish between his men and native tribes); archeological treasures and burial grounds dating between AD 660 -1015; home to over 25 endangered species; the largest existing mangrove forest in the Caribbean; a unique ecosystem and fish nursery; and rich with natural beauty to be protected and preserved for this and future generations to enjoy.
Despite being public land, the right for people to access this area will be severely restricted for security reasons, impacting everyone's ability to enjoy their public park, kayak in the bays, and hike in the vicinity. Eclipse Marketing lent its design and web capabilities to the cause to raise awareness. We fully support the premise of research and study. However, we question the location of the site—especially with other, more suitable, locations situated nearby.
Walk me through the design process for the website.
We wanted the user experience to be thorough, engaging, and educational, allowing navigation to the areas they were most interested in learning about – the historical, ecological, and/or biological impact of the proposed construction – without overwhelming them with data. We used interactive involvement to stimulate the experience and learning, and to motivate them to take action, whether it was through automated online petitions to their government representatives or social networking.
What were the most challenging aspects of the project?
Sheer volume of content was probably the biggest challenge. Along with the desire to check, and re-check, everything we included. Information integrity was crucial. Because this work was done pro bono, staff time was at a premium; our concern was to get the word out and make a difference before it was too late.
How many people worked on the project and how long did it take?
For some people, particularly Margaret, Kaitlin Carita (the designer), Katie MacDevette (the project manager), and Adam Sayer (the web designer), the involvement was substantial over the course of a year. Other individuals assisted at times doing research, sourcing images, design and logo concepts, and/or proofing.
Is there anything you want people to know about the project – either from a design aspect or an environmental one?
What's ahead for Save Salt River Bay?
Ideally, many more years of magical luminescence! And dialog between all the parties who care about the island, its unique resources, its history, and its wildlife. We would like to see the development of an optimum solution that addresses everyone's needs.


The National Register of Historic Places is the official list maintained by the National Parks Service of districts, sites, individual buildings and structures, and objects of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. To search if a property in Rhode Island is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, go to www.ri.gov.
Providence currently has 35 National Register Historic Districts, a testament to the rich architectural history of the city. PPS has worked on three National Register nominations: the Summit Avenue Historic District, the Elmgrove Gardens Historic District, and the Wayland Historic District. These three nominations added more than 900 properties to the National Register, allowing property owners to participate in the state tax credit program.
Listing on the National Register is purely an honorary designation. Properties listed individually or located within a National Register Historic or Landmark District are eligible to participate in tax credit programs for the exterior restoration of historic properties and may be eligible for low-interest loans. Income-producing properties are eligible for the Federal Tax Credit (20%). This program is administered by the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission (RIHPHC), the State's Historic Preservation Office. For more information on the National Register and state historic tax credit programs, please visit www.preservation.ri.gov.
Owners of National Register properties may consult with the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission's staff for free advice about protecting the value of their historic resources. Listing on the National Register is a great honor for a property, but it does not guarantee that the property will never be damaged or demolished. National Register listing provides protection only when public funds or government licenses are involved.
Many properties within National Register Districts in Providence are also located within Local Historic Districts, though boundaries vary and inclusion in one does not assume inclusion in another. Local historic districts provide protection for historic resources through design review and the issuance of certificates of appropriateness. In 1960, the City of Providence created the Providence Historic District Commission (PHDC) to protect the unique physical character, historic fabric, and visual identity of the city. Local historic districts are established through overlay zoning, and there are eight local historic districts in Providence, containing approximately 2,500 properties.
PHDC staff and commissioners regulate construction in local historic districts by acting as a design review body with the authority to approve or deny proposed exterior work on any property located within a local historic district. To search if a property is located within a local historic district, click here.


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Q: How to restrict user to change (move) only one point in QGIS with Oracle Spatial database connected I'm working with an Oracle Spatial View (Oracle Database 11g Enterprise, 64bit) in QGIS (2.18.0).
There was the bad case that I (and other user) was selecting a lot of points and accidentally moved them and saved the changes to the layer.
Now, I want to avoid this, with a database (trigger, constraint) or application (QGIS, PyQGIS) solution.
The user has to be allowed to move only one geometry feature at once. It should not be allowed to select two feature and move them.
How to distinguish between: 2 objects were changed at one time (not wanted) and objects were changed at different times which is ok.
My idea is to ask the user if the changes to the point geometry has to be saved after moving it. "Save Layer Edits" in QGIS has to disabled in some way and only the dialog saves the changes.
Or you restrict the user to select only one feature in this layer.
UPDATE - PyQGIS
The code checks how much features are selected, while the layer is in edit mode.
layer=None
for lyr in QgsMapLayerRegistry.instance().mapLayers().values():
    if lyr.name() == "POINTS":
        layer = lyr

if layer.isEditable():
    selected_features = layer.selectedFeatures()

    selected_features_list = []
    for i in selected_features:
        selected_features_list.append(i["POINT_ID"])

    if len(selected_features_list) > 1:
        QMessageBox.warning(iface.mainWindow(),'Warning', 'You have selected more than one point. You can only move one point at once.')
        layer.removeSelection()
else:
    pass

This check has to be done between clicking/holding the select tool and releasing.
How can this be programmatically done?

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Make an ordinary table extraordinary by simply adding a Custom Nautical Seahorse Beach Table Runner. Your oceanic themed special event becomes all the more memorable with ease by customizing it with this decorative seahorse runner. With modification options allowing for your choice of text, you can thank your guests for attending, put your company name in big print, or showcase the names of the bride and groom at a wedding. Choose which of the two sizes works best for your table.
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Le Château de Tornac est un château situé à Tornac, dans le département du Gard et la région Occitanie.

Histoire

Ce château fait l'objet d'une inscription au titre des monuments historiques depuis le .

Le donjon carré s'apparente aux tours élevées en bas Languedoc aux , présentant un plan en forme de parallélogramme et percées de rares ouvertures. Probablement édifiée sur un emplacement déjà reconnu du temps de l'occupation romaine, elle était destinée au guet et à la transmission de signaux. Le nom primitif est Sandeiren ou Sandeyren et, par altération aux , Saint-Deyran. Le château portera le nom du village de Tornac vers la fin du . La terre de Tornac était en paréage entre le roi et le prieur du Monastier, depuis l'époque des guerres albigeoises. En 1540, les droits du premier furent cédés à Bermond de la Jonquière, bourgeois d'Anduze. Voulant construire un château, il acquiert la tour de Sandeiran et entame la construction entre 1549 et 1566. En 1792, le château est incendié et abandonné par les propriétaires. Sequestré comme bien national, il est vendu par morceaux. De plan carré, la tour est érigée sur un roc taillé. La base de la porte voûtée en berceau est à un mètre au-dessus du roc. Les constructions du  s'organisent autour.

Il est aujourd'hui la propriété privée d'une personne.

Architecture

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes

 Liste des monuments historiques du Gard
 Liste des châteaux du Gard

Lien externe

Tornac
Monument historique dans le Gard
Monument historique inscrit en 1984

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Q: Accessing JBoss 5 EJB3.0 from JBoss 7.1 EJB3.1 I have a bunch of services (EJBs, remotem stateless) running on JB-AS 5.1.0. Now I have a new AS7.1 on which I develop new Services (JEE6, EJB, CDI, ...)
I want to access the AS5.1 Services via remote JNDI.
Has anyone done this before and can help? I need my JEE6-Beans to have access to the AS5.1 client-jars, so I am trying to add them to ear/lib or create a module containing the jars, but so far without luck ...

A: The best solutions I have seen so far can be found here. You can follow this forum for more information.
Please post your findings here so others can help / benefit.
Good luck!


Aunt Signe (1888-1962) was the family historian and story teller. She wrote to everyone and she saved the relics of our family history. She also wrote down her own memories of childhood in the 1890's at The Forecastle, on an island in the river Lagan at Laholm (see map) where her father Fritz was a miller. The mill is long gone and Signe and her brothers and sisters are no longer with us, but her memories survive.
Eva Gometz has translated Signe's memoir into English. It is linked here as a pdf file, "Back Home at the Forecastle". If you don't have the free Adobe Reader on your computer, you can download it here.


6000 square feet of incredible penthouse living. The entire top floor is yours offering spectacular views, ultimate privacy & security. Every city has its one and only special property and this is Vancouver's. There is no other property like it. Over $3,000,000 spent on rebuilding the entire OUTDOOR LIVING to match the incredible indoor living. Hand crafted like a piece of art this property is phenomenal. There are too many features to list; i.e. 3 outdoor fireplaces, hidden outdoor shower area, wine room & BBQ. The property must be seen to be appreciated. Located on the beach in Vancouver's famed English Bay & just 2 blocks to Stanley Park. There's Parking for 4 cars. This property is a co-op property, so the purchaser is exempt from the FOREIGN BUYER TAX and the PROPERTY PURCHASE TAX.


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Facebook Updates iOS App With Faster News Feed and Rebuilt Timeline
Thursday December 13, 2012 3:43 PM PST by Jordan Golson
Facebook has updated its iOS app with a faster news feed and a rebuilt timeline, all in the name of speed.
Back in August, the company released a completely rewritten iOS app, foregoing the HTML5-based app that was available previously.
- Post your photos to albums and enjoy a speedier app.
- You can now choose an album when uploading photos
- News feed loads more quickly
- Completely rebuilt timeline opens faster on your iPhone
Facebook is a free download on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. [Direct Link]
People still use Facebook? Ahoy, all ye (exhibitionists) to whom the word privacy means nothing.
Oh for goodness sake, you only share what you want to share. You can make your profile as public or private as you want.....
jlgolson
Yeah, more than a billion people actually.
whcchief
All those slamming facebook for privacy concerns.
Number 1 rule - if it's private, DON'T SHARE IT! Simple.
applesith
Poor you.
coltman75
Doesn't mean they're all active though.
In October, Facebook announced that they had 1.01 Billion active monthly users and 584 million active daily users.
pgiguere1
How about a cover image/photo that is larger than 851 pixels wide?
Low resolution is so last year...
So last year? The vast majority of laptops sold this year have a resolution of 1366x768. Facebook is designed so that everything fits perfectly in that resolution and that there's room left for the timeline year indicator and the chat sidebar on the right side with enough spacing that it doesn't feel totally cramped.
Facebook has to have their target demographic in mind. The average Windows laptop sold this year cost $507 (http://blog.laptopmag.com/the-average-pc-laptop-cost-507-in-march) so it's not exactly surprising that high resolutions on laptops are pretty rare.
Sometimes it's hard not to have a distorted vision of the average technology when you often visit Apple websites where everyone seems to be buying high-end hardware, but most people don't. Even a resolution like 1440x900 is above average on laptops. In fact, even 1024x768 is still more in use than 1440x900 and above.


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Featured · Local
Quinte area adjusting to online school
April 17, 2020	at 8:36 am
Grace Bayliss, head of the English department at Horizons Secondary School, said she's spoken to other teachers who have said the biggest challenge adjusting to online schooling is quickly learning different softwares like Zoom and Google Classroom on short notice. Photo submitted by Grace Bayliss
By Ryan Peddigrew
BELLEVILLE — Quinte area parents, educators and students are adjusting to at-home learning with the COVID-19 pandemic in full effect.
The government of Ontario announced the temporary shutdown of publicly funded schools on March 12. The schools have not reopened since in light of the pandemic's continuous growth. The government quickly announced an online education curriculum for students who are now out of school.
Michelle Radic, a mother of three who lives with her husband and best friend in Frankford, said she's fortunate that the transition online with her two school aged children has been relatively easy.
Radic has been using the government's online curriculum to teach her six-year-old and her eight-year-old for two weeks. She said the hardest part was getting into a daily routine for her children, who she said both miss being at school.
"We're working and learning what's working for us. My husband is helping our oldest and I'm helping our middle child. That way they're just learning at their own grade level," she said, adding "It's a reasonable amount of work,"
She said when she's talked to other parents transitioning to online course delivery they've said the biggest challenge for them is trying to teach their children while also trying to work from home. Radic is lucky, she said, because she is a stay-at-home mom.
Radic said they start the morning with breakfast and then she lets her children have free time. Afterwards, she said, they get to work on the day's curriculum which is usually finished by the early afternoon. When they aren't spending time hitting the books, they play board games, watch movies and play in the yard, said Radic.
While Radic has taken the role of teacher at home, other educators are still doing their roles, but from a distance.
Grace Bayliss is the head of the English department at Horizons Secondary School in Trenton, a private international school that teaches Chinese students.
Bayliss, who is originally from Prince Edward County but now lives with her husband in Trenton, has taught at Horizons Secondary School for six years. She says they closed their doors shortly after the public schools did and moved to online course delivery using the government's curriculum and delivering it via Zoom and Google Classroom.
Bayliss said the small number of students at the school has been advantageous for smooth delivery of online courses, but it has nonetheless been a learning curve for both students and teachers alike.
"The problem is, it's just uncertain times and it's really taking a toll on both the students and teacher's mental health," she said, "A lot of teachers don't get into teaching for the money. They get in because they love kids, and when you're not seeing your students every day that's hard,"
Bayliss said that at this point, for many teachers and students throughout the province, there are more questions than answers in regards to whether or not the school year will be extended.
While young children have their parents to guide them, many college and university students have to do the adjusting themselves as post-secondary education in Ontario has also been moved online.
Jacob Short, who is studying electrical technique at Loyalist College, said the situation is not ideal, but not unmanageable. He said his biggest concern is his hands-on program being delivered online.
"If you don't know how to troubleshoot a machine on the spot then you're pretty much useless to an employer. I don't know how I would feel comfortable in the workforce once this is over without having hands-on experience," said Short.
He added that he has adjusted fairly well to online learning despite the lack of the hands-on element.
Short said he would be surprised if students were back on campus for regular course delivery come September, even adding that he could see social distancing being the norm as long as January 2021.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday that the province's state of emergency would be extended past May 4. To date, there are 8,447 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario and 385 deaths.
In Hastings Prince Edward there are 27 confirmed cases and one confirmed death.
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In college, I could stay up late with the best of them. Two a.m., the Acorn Cafe, and I were very good friends. On occasion, I even hung out with Great Oaks Hall and the elusive all-nighter.
Not so anymore. These days, my eyes are drooping by 10:00 p.m. Baby J is a good sleeper and will usually sleep all night, but in the last two weeks or so, her sleep time shifted from 10:00 to 11:00 to 11:30. After a discussion with our pediatrician, we are moving her bedtime up to 8:00, and so far this seems to be working.
I don't need to go to bed as soon as Baby J is asleep! This has been great — I can stay up and knit, play a game, or watch a show with my husband. It's a double-edged sword, though, as I get addicted to the time, and I end up staying up later than I should.
Last night is the perfect example. Baby J was asleep and in her crib at 8:00 p.m., my husband was playing Battlefield 1 with friends, and I had a date with a sock.
I am not typically a monogamous knitter. I love to cast on whatever project grabs my eye. Yes, sometimes this means that projects don't get finished for a year or that they eventually get frogged (ripped out so the yarn can be reused). But for me, the joy of knitting comes from the process: finding a pattern, discovering a beautifully dyed skein of yarn, casting on, and knitting (not always in that order).
These socks, though, are for my husband, and he is patiently waiting for them to be ready. Because he is paying attention to what I'm knitting, he would notice if I switched projects. So I need to finish them. Because I want to KNIT ALL THE THINGS.
Thus midnight and met once again. One sock is completed, and yesterday at Knit Night, I made great progress on the cuff and had even started the heel increases. So after Baby J was asleep, I went to town on these socks. By the time 11:00 p.m. rolled around, I was so close to being ready to turn the heel that I had to keep going.
I should have stopped. The later I stayed up, the more mistakes I made. This row was off by one stitch. That pattern didn't quite line up. You get the idea. I felt like Tina from Bob's Burgers, but with the enthusiasm of her sister Louise.
Fortunately, I made it through without needing to frog any of the work and was able to drop down one or two stitches to fix my mistakes, but it takes longer to fix the mistakes than it does just to knit! I made it to about four rows before the heel turn, and in the process, I qualified for the Night Owl Knits badge for the Eat.Sleep.Knit Yarnathon Booster Club!
This morning during Baby J's first nap, I was able to finish the heel turn! Now for the foot of the sock. I WILL finish these this weekend so I can knit all the other things!


In his preliminary injunction Judge Chen said that the class-action lawsuit may be allowed to go forward, and that the plaintiffs have standing sue the government.
The preliminary injunction shields 300,000 people living and working in the United States from deportation. The preliminary injunction takes effect immediately and will remain in effect pending resolution of this case on the merits or further order of the Court.
The injunction ensures the continued validity of documents that prove lawful status and employment authorization for these TPS holders. The order gives the Department of Homeland Security 15 days to report to the court on the steps they will take to come into compliance to preserve the status quo.
To read the injunction click here.


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I Love a Mama's Boy Recap 11/29/20: Season 1 Episode 6 "Mommy's Choice"
BY Kristine Francis on November 29, 2020 | Comments: Leave Comments
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Tonight on TLC their new reality show I Love a Mama's Boy airs with an all-new Sunday, November 29, 2020 episode and we have your I Love a Mama's Boy recap below for you. On tonight's I Love a Mama's Boy season 1 episode 6 "Mommy's Choice" as per the TLC Synopsis "Steph makes an attempt to bond with Liz. Justina and her sisters fight off Annette's wedding dress demands. Emily gives Shekeb an ultimatum after being humiliated by Laila again."
So make sure to tune in tonight between 10 PM – 11 PM ET for our I Love a Mama's Boy recap. While you wait for our recap make sure to check out all our television spoilers, news, recaps, and more, here!
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Laila agrees to lunch with her son Shekeb and his girlfriend. His girlfriend Emily is a nice woman. She's good to Shekeb and she makes Shekeb happy. Shekeb also wished his girlfriend would get along with his mom. Emily has tried to befriend Laila in the past. It's always been Laila that pushes Emily away. The two women are at odds and often it was Shekeb stuck in the middle. Shekeb wanted to change this. He spoke with his mother alone and his mother agreed to meet with Emily. She even said she was willing to give Emily a fair chance. Except it was all a lie. Laila was never going to give Emily a chance because Emily is not the Muslim Afghani girl that she wants for a daughter-in-law and that was made very clear tonight when Laila invited a blind date for Shekeb onto her lunch with both Shekeb and Emily.
Laila seriously thought that was a good idea. Laila thought that she was going to invite this other woman into the picture and that Shekeb would fall in love with her. She also assumed that Emily would be so embarrassed that she would be the first to leave. Emily was actually a lot stronger than Laila gives her credit and she genuinely stuck it out. It was Wagma who left first. Wagma was the Muslim Afghani girl that Laila invited. Laila had found out about this girl because she was actively looking for someone and Shekeb and Wagma's father had suggested Wagma. Wagma was beautiful. She also seemed nice and so she really shouldn't have been dragged into this because all it did was embarrass her. And it embarrassed Shekeb.
Shekeb had been so upset to find out his mother invited a date for him. He wasn't single. He was in a relationship and he wanted his mother to respect that. He especially wants his mom to respect Emily. Emily literally asked if there was anything she could do that would change Laila's opinion of her and Laila replied that there nothing that would make her change her mind. She hates Emily. Emily now hates Laila. Emily demanded that Shekeb take her home and he did. He was the one that drove Emily to the lunch and so it was only fair that he give a ride back, but his mom had been upset that he left with Emily because to Laila it's a competition and right now Laila is losing that same competition.
Mike didn't have to worry about that with his mom. His mother Liz didn't exactly approve of his girlfriend Stephanie and at the same time, she wasn't trying to sabotage it either. Mike's mom just wants him to be with someone else. Some safer. Mike learned how to ski and he goes skiing with Stephanie. It's their thing now. It was so much their thing that Stephanie got the bright idea to invite his mother onto their next skiing trip because she thinks including his mother will help them bond. Stephanie wants Liz to like her and she thinks teaching his mom how to ski will make that happen. She also thinks that if Liz sees Mike being happy that she might change her mind about the ski trips.
Liz didn't approve of the ski trips. She thought it was too dangerous for her son and so she would hate having seen him go skiing down a mountain. Liz wouldn't like that at all. She would forbid him from skiing and she would hate Stephanie even more. It was just Stephanie that couldn't see that. Stephanie has been trying to make Liz like her and she's being very fake. She wasn't being her true self at all. Stephanie thought if she was being her true self then maybe Liz would come around and so she wants to show Liz the other side of her personality. She wants to show Liz how fun she can be. Stephanie was so set on Liz that she had been thrown to walk into her apartment and to find Liz cleaning up. She didn't even know that Liz had a key.
Stephanie tried to ask Mike about it. Only he wouldn't get into argument with her about his mom and have his mom be in the other room hearing it all. Mike told Stephanie they'll talk about it later except he didn't see a problem with his mom having a key. He didn't know what the big deal was. It was Stephanie who didn't want Liz snooping through their things or cleaning up after them like they were misbehaving kids. She also worried that his mom would barge in on them and she tried to address it with Mike. She wanted Mike to understand how bad things could get if his mom continues to let herself in. She also wanted to know what happened to her flowers because she got flowers for her birthday and Liz threw them out.
Liz claimed that the flowers were dying. She said they were old and they had gone bad and that didn't make sense to Stephanie because she had them for less than two weeks. Stephanie thought it was a power play. She was a little upset about it and still she offered to take Liz skiing. She and Mike told Liz about it. Stephanie also offered to personally teach Liz and Liz turned her down flat. Liz said she hated everything about skiing. She didn't like the cold or how dangerous it was. Liz didn't even want to go for the bonding. She thinks Stephanie should be catering to her and that they should be doing something that Liz picks out. And so there was nothing Stephanie could do that would make Liz change her mind.
Then there's Annette. Annette is happy that her son is getting married. She claims she loves Justina because Justina was such a nice woman and yet Annette tries to take advantage of that niceness. She went dress shopping with Justina. She picked a whole bunch of dresses she knows Justina isn't looking for and still Justina tried them on because she didn't want to hurt Annette's feelings. Justina is just too nice sometimes. That's why it's great her two older sisters and her future sister-in-law was there because they helped make sure Justina was getting what wants and not what Annette wants. Annette has tried to plan this wedding like it's hers. She picked out Jason's tux and she had been hurt to find out he was only going to wear the tux during the afterparty.
Justina hadn't wanted her husband to wear something that didn't go with their color scheme. She picked a different suit for him and the red tux gets the afterparty if that. Annette picked the red tux because she said the wedding in Las Vegas and she was thinking of that side of Las Vegas. Only there's another side to the city. The couple was choosing an old summer camp as the venue for their wedding because it has the rustic chic they love. But Annette didn't want rustic chic. She wanted to stick close to the Vegas strip and have that kind of Vegas wedding. Annette was so sure about this that she tried to incorporate red into Justina's wedding dress and Justina had to turn her down. Her dream dress wasn't going to be that type of Vegas dress.
And Emily lost her cool. She told Shekeb that he has to move out of his mother's house or they were over.
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Andrew Aaron Brown (born February 17, 1981 in Chardon, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher, who is currently In The Oakland Athletics Organzation
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On November 8, 2006, he was traded from Cleveland to the San Diego Padres along with third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff in exchange for second baseman Josh Barfield. He had previously been traded from Atlanta to the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 15, 2002, in a deal for Gary Sheffield; and from Los Angeles to Cleveland on May 19, 2004, as the player to be named from an earlier deal for Milton Bradley.
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Great Neck man brings free comedy to town
Great Neck's Peter Vellios holds court at Simply Fondue in Great Neck, part of a free weekly comedy night Vellios started at the restaurant. (Jan. 10, 2011) Credit: Mary Kate Mahoney
By Mary Kate Mahoney January 11, 2012 1:16 PM
After moving to Great Neck from Manhattan in October 2010, Peter Vellios, a comedy enthusiast and part-time actor and voice-over artist, was disappointed in the lack of free entertainment in his new town.
"A few city comedic friends suggested the same thing: 'Why don't you start a [comedy] room?''' Vellios said. "I thought, 'Why not?'"
He ran with the idea, and Tuesday night marked the one-year anniversary of his first admission-free stand-up comedy show, which is held every Tuesday from 8 to 10 p.m. at Simply Fondue on Great Neck Road in Great Neck.
"It's a quality show, and there's nothing around like it in this area to compare it to," Vellios, 36, said.
Simply Fondue co-owner Tom Dundee has been an enthusiastic support of the show, accepting Vellios' determination to keep the performance free.
"There aren't many people with the kind of qualities and virtues Peter has," Dundee said. "He's all about the opportunity and the exposure, and he's determined not to charge for comedy."
Vellios' passion has attracted widespread support from the professional comedy world. The show regularly features acts from Comedy Central, NBC's "Last Comic Standing," SiriusXM Radio and popular New York City comedy clubs. Vellios said previous acts have included Eliot Chang and Vanessa Hollingshead, who have had their own Comedy Central specials.
"The comedians like honing their skills here," Dundee said. "I don't know if you want to call it a beatnik coffeehouse environment, but everybody says the same thing: 'Comics love the intimacy.'"
To commemorate his one-year anniversary Tuesday night, Vellios gathered eight comedians, who have been with him since the beginning and still frequent the Simply Fondue stage.
"These guys did the show by faith," Vellios said.
Miguel Dalmau, who performed in the first show last year, was Tuesday night's opening act.
"I come back at least once a month," Dalmau said. "It's one of my favorite rooms [to perform in]."
Vellios' show attracts several regular patrons. Lisa Hartunian of Great Neck has been in the audience almost every week since her first visit in May.
"The variety factor really excited me," Hartunian said. "I like that it changes every week."
Those kinds of reviews make Vellios very happy.
"My main goal in all of this was to give these guys a place to shine and give the community something without expecting payment in return," he said. "I truly see it as a service to the community."
For more information about the free comedy show, contact Peter Vellios at petervellios@gmail.com.


This show finished on Tuesday 21 January 2014, and this page is being kept for archival purposes only.
Jane Austen is most commonly associated with pretty manners, tidy set pieces and Mr Darcy, but before she was writing for a public audience Austen wrote a number of highly satirical, highly ironic parodies of eighteenth century romantic novels. Love and Friendship, written when Austen was 14, ruthlessly mocks silly women, vain men and tropes that we now associate with early forms of melodrama. With carriage crashes, multiple deaths, and love scenes that only mock the lovers at their heart, this is a long way from the world of Pride and Prejudice.
Adapted by Laura Witz, Love and Friendship, the play, will be a fast paced comedy of manners that recreates the adventures of Laura Talbot as she navigates the world of the romantic novel, hindered only by her own stupidity and her new husband's vanity. With a narrator and a cast of four playing numerous roles, we will use physical theatre and quick onstage character changes to not only recreate the world of Regency England but also question the authenticity of Laura Talbot's 'tale of woe'.


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ART BY THE BEACH
Banana Boat by Alburoto
This beachfront resort becomes a dreamy holiday destination each year with its dazzling decor, seasonal eats and festive experiences that the whole family will love. The holidays at Discovery Shores Boracay are made much more memorable this time as the resort launches an art exhibit in collaboration with gallery. sort of., called Let's Talk About Art on December 20, 2022 showcasing the stunning works of young Filipino artists. Get to see the world through the eyes of David Ignacio, Jesse Camacho, Kiko Moran and Aldrin Tamidlesalso known as "Alburoto."
Let's Talk About Art is a three-day celebration of art and the people behind the masterpieces. Guests are invited to marvel at the artworks, interact with the artists through live sketching sessions and watercolor tutorials, and ultimately help promote and propagate the love for visual arts.
"This is in line with Discovery Shores Boracay's desire to provide our guests with immersive experiences that will create meaningful impact while supporting local artists and communities, and the ever-evolving art scene in the Philippines," says Erwin Lopez, hotel manager
David Ignacio
Looking for that perfect holiday gift? Consider gifts that give back to meaningful causes and efforts, making them a bit more special. To support local communities, a portion of the sale of the exhibited works will be donated to the ATI Village in Boracay Island. The exhibit will run until January 15, 2023 at Discovery Shores Boracay's Great Room, Signature Suites.
To know more about the resort's festive offerings, visit https://www.discoveryshoresboracay.com/holly-jolly-christmas-at-discovery-shores-boracay/ or call (632) 7720.8888.
Discovery Shores Boracay and Club Paradise Palawan are owned by The Discovery World Corporation and managed by the Discovery Hospitality Corporation.